Malaysia: 14,237 people forced from homes as Kelantan flood situation deteriorates

Bernama New Straits Times 1 Dec 17;

KOTA BARU: More people have been moved out of their homes in flood-hit Kelantan, with the number of evacuees rising to 14,237 as of 8am, compared to 13,873 at 9pm yesterday.

The Social Welfare Department’s ‘infobanjir’ app reported that all the evacuees, from 5,561 families, are being accommodated at 63 relief centres in the districts of Kota Baru, Pasir Mas, Tumpat, Tanah Merah, Pasir Puteh and Gua Musang.

Gua Musang is the latest district to be hit by floods, with 142 people from 32 families taking shelter at two relief centres which were opened last night.

Pasir Mas has the highest number of evacuees at 10,646 from 4,482 families, housed at 40 centres; followed by Tumpat with 2,266 people from 794 families at six centres.

Pasir Puteh has 828 people from 247 families at eight centres; Kota Baru, 214 people from 63 families at four centres; and Tanah Merah, 141 people from 43 families at three centres.

The infobanjir.water.gov.my portal of the Drainage and Irrigation Department reported that the level of Sungai Golok at Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas, has dropped to 10.29 metres as of 8am from 10.34 metres at 8pm yesterday, but remains above the danger point of nine metres.

The level of Sungai Golok at Kuala Jambu, Tumpat, remains at 3.71 metres, above the warning level of 2.50 metres.

The ebanjir.kelantan.gov.my portal reported that rain, at times heavy, is currently falling in several areas in the state. -- BERNAMA

Over 14,000 evacuated as floods worsen in Kelantan
The Star 1 Dec 17;

KOTA BARU: More people have been moved out of their homes in flood-hit Kelantan, raising the number of evacuees to 14,237.

The of the Social Welfare Department’s "infobanjir" application reported Friday that all the evacuees were being accommodated at 63 relief centres in six districts, namely Kota Baru, Pasir Mas, Tumpat, Tanah Merah, Pasir Puteh and Gua Musang.

Gua Musang became the latest district to be hit by the floods, and has 142 people from 32 families housed at two relief centres.

Pasir Mas has the highest number of evacuees - 10,646 from 4,482 families at 40 centres, followed by Tumpat with 2,266 people from 794 families at six centres

The infobanjir.water.gov.my portal of the Drainage and Irrigation Department reported that the level of Sungai Golok at Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas, had dropped to 10.29m at 8am but remained above the danger point of 9m.

The level of Sungai Golok at Kuala Jambu, Tumpat, remained at 3.71m, exceeding the warning point of 2.5m. – Bernama


Terengganu floods: 600 displaced; three rivers above warning levels
Zarina Abdullah New Straits Times 2 Dec 17;

KUALA TERENGGANU: The number of people forced to evacuate their homes due to flooding in the state rose overnight.

State Civil Defence Department director Lt Colonel Che Adam A Rahman said that as of 7.30am today, 600 people from 169 families are taking shelter at 12 relief centres state-wide, compared to 503 people last night.


State Civil Defence Department director Lt Colonel Che Adam A Rahman. FILE PIC
Adam said eight relief centres were opened yesterday in Kuala Terengganu, Marang, Dungun and Kuala Nerus when floodwaters rose following continuous heavy rain.

In Marang, 368 people from 108 families are housed at four relief centres, namely Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Seri Payong, Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Bukit Gasing, SK Marang and SK Pasir Putih.

In Kuala Terengganu, 45 people from 15 families are at Sekolah Kebangsaan Chendering.

In Kuala Nerus, 54 people from 14 families were evacuated to three relief centres, including SK Bukit Nenas and SK Bukit Guntong.

In Dungun, 47 people from 12 families are at the Paka Civic Centre.

In Setiu, two relief centres are accommodating 65 people from 14 families.

In Besut, 21 victims from six families are at Sekolah Kebangsaan Tembila.

Meanwhile, according to the Department of Irrigation and Drainage, three rivers in Marang and Setiu are above their warning levels this morning.

Sungai Nerus in Kampung Langkap, Setiu, is at 21.44 metres (its warning level is 20.75m); while the reading at Sungai Chalok at the Chalok Bridge in Setiu is at 8.34 metres (its warning level is 7.70m).

Sungai Marang at the Pengkalan Berangan bridge is at 2.31 metres (0.01 metre above the warning level).

Flood situation in Terengganu worsens
Zarina Abdullah New Straits Times 1 Dec 17;

KUALA TERENGGANU: Flood situation in the state worsened as four more relief centres were opened in Kuala Nerus and Marang this evening compared to two in Besut and Setiu this morning.

The number of victims also increased, with 211 victims at six relief centres.

State Welfare Deartment portal has stated that a relief centre in Setiu was closed today as the flood water improved.

The portal said as of 7.30 pm today, 14 people from 4 families were seeking shelter at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Nenas in Kuala Nerus.

In Marang, four relief centres namely SK Seri Payong, SK Marang, SK Pasir Putih and SK Bukit Gasing were opened this evening to cater for 175 people from 51 families who were evacuated from their houses.

In Besut, 21 people from seven families stayed at Sekolah Kebangsaan Tembila when their houses were inundated by flood water between 0.5m and 1 metre.


Number of flood evacuees in Perak increases to 1,000
chan li leen The Star 1 Dec 17;

IPOH: The number of flood evacuees in Perak has risen to 1,000 as of 7pm on Friday.

State Malaysian Civil Defence Department (APM) director Kolonel Mohd Noor Hassan Ashari Sulaiman said there were 232 affected families currently seeking shelter at six flood relief centres in the Manjung district and one centre each in the Muallim and Larut, Matang and Selama districts.

He added that the Manjung district remained the hardest hit, with a total of 963 victims.

In Segari, a 17km-long stretch of road between Batu 3 and Batu 10 has been closed to all traffic due to serious soil erosion after continuous rain since Wednesday (Nov 29).

Floods in Manjung, Perak the worst in years, say locals
The Star 1 Dec 17;

BERUAS: The floods which struck several villages in the Manjung district here have been described by locals as the worst in recent history.

Faizal Mohd Radzi, 32, whose family had to be evacuated from their house in Kampung Semangat, Segari, near here, said this was the worst he had experienced since moving to the village five years ago.

"I was shocked to see that floodwaters had reached up to chest level, and I had to carry my eight-year-old nephew to the relief centre.

"We did not expect the floods to be this bad. I pity my nephew who had come to the village to enjoy his school holidays and had to endure the floods instead," he said when met by reporters at a flood relief centre at the Barisan Nasional Back Bencher's Club Hall in Batu 4, Segari.

Another resident, Muhamad Khairul Azmi, 21, who works as a security guard at a school, said he had to return home from work to help his family after their house was flooded.

He said the situation was worsened during heavy rain as muddy water flowed down from a hill into his house. – Bernama